What are the differences between Medicare Advantage and Medigap?
Medicare Advantage and Medigap serve different purposes in supplementing Original Medicare. Medigap plans work alongside Original Medicare to help pay deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. Medicare Advantage plans replace Original Medicare entirely, often including prescription drug coverage and extras like dental, vision, and hearing benefits. You cannot have both Medicare Advantage and Medigap simultaneously. When choosing […]
The Drip, Drip, Drip of Declining Coverage
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A […]